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GINSTARS
LEAGUE RULES
GAME PLAY
*TABLES ARE ALWAYS RATED AND PROTECTED UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED, SUCH AS TAG TOURNAMENTS
*THE TOP LEFT BRACKET INVITES.
IN TAG TOP LEFT PLAYER IS CAPTAIN, SETS TABLE AND INVITES *CONCERNING GAMES STARTED
ON TABLES WITH THE WRONG SETTINGS, CALL THE TD TO THE TABLE, THE POINTS
EARNED WILL BE NOTED, TABLE WILL BE RESET WITH THE POINTS EARNED BY EITHER
TEAM CARRIED OVER TO THE NEW TABLE.
*COMPLETED GAMES ON TABLES WITH WRONG SETTINGS
WILL NOT BE REPLAYED
*5 MINUTE TIMER (CUMULATIVE) ON ALL MIAS/BRBS PER
TOURNAMENT, TIMER IS THE TDS
AND STARTS WHEN THE TD IS NOTIFIED BY THE OPPONENT
*3 MIAS/BRBS PER PLAYER, PER
TOURNAMENT A 4TH WILL RESULT IN A DQ
*TIMED OUT PLAYERS IN SWISS OR THE TOP BRACKET OF A DOUBLE ELIMINATION WILL BE REMOVED FROM SUBSEQUENT ROUNDS
*FRESH TABLES ARE REQUIRED FOR EACH ROUND, NO EXCEPTIONS
*TURN OFF KIBITZ AS SOON AS YOU ARE SEATED BY UNCHECKING THE BOX "ALLOW KIBITZ"
*FAST PLAY IS EXPECTED, DELAYING OF GAME THAT DOESN'T SHOW BY PING TO BE CONNECTION RELATED CAN RESULT IN A DQ AT THE TDS
DISCRETION WITH THE PLAYER CAUSING THE DELAY DECLARED THE LOSER
*YOU MAY PLAY MULTIPLE GAMES/TOURNAMENTS AS LONG AS YOU CAN
PLAY WITHOUT DELAYING EITHER GAME, TDS WILL ISSUE A WARNING IF REASONABLE PACE IS NOT KEPT. IF DELAYS ARE
CONSISTENT AND PLAYERS IGNORE WARNINGS, PLAYER IS SUBJECT TO DQ FROM EITHER OR ALL TOURNAMENTS HE/SHE ARE PARTICIPATING IN
*ALL GAMES INVOLVING A TIMED OUT PLAYER
WHO WAS NEVER PRESENT AT THE TABLE WILL BE
CANCELLED, IF PLAYER HAD BEEN PRESENT AT THE TABLE AND TIMES OUT THE TD WILL SIT
AND FORCE FORFEIT. IF YOU FEEL YOUR OPPONENT BOOTED DELIBERATELY PLEASE NOTIFY ADMINISTRATION BY EMAIL WITH A FORMAL COMPLAINT.
*20 MINUTE TIME LIMIT PER ROUND ON ALL REGULAR TOURNAMENTS, 25 MINUTES ON TAG, GAMES CALLED AT TDS DISCRETION
*FORCE FORFEITING WILL
BE DONE BY PLAYERS WHO DQ IN TOURNAMENT GAMES, IF YOU DQ IT WILL BE A FORCED
FORFEIT WITH YOUR OPPONENT GETTING THE WIN AS WELL AS THE RATING POINTS FOR THE
GAME. IF YOUR OPPONENT IN A LEAGUE GETS BOOTED YOU ARE EXPECTED TO WAIT THE
TRADITIONAL 5 MINUTES, INVITE A THE TD TO THE TABLE FOR A TIMER.
*WINNERS REPORT TO THE LOBBY (<<DEF WHOEVER IN 125 REGULAR)
*THE TD REPORTS ALL TOURNAMENT LOSSES
*PLAYER REPORTS TO THE LEAGUE PAGE ON ANY
"INVITE ONLY" TOURNAMENTS, FAILURE TO REPORT WILL RESULT
IN A WARNING THE FIRST TIME, A PENALTY THEREAFTER.
*ALL INDIVIDUAL LEAGUE GAMES ARE REPORTED TO THE LEAGUE PAGE UNDER
"REPORT LOSS" PLEASE REPORT PROMPTLY, PLAYERS HAVE 24 HOURS TO REPORT A LEAGUE GAME, IF YOU HAVE AN UNREPORTED MATCH AFTER THAT TIME NOTIFY STAFF OF THE UNREPORTED MATCH AND THE OPPONENT, REPEATED FAILURE TO REPORT MATCHES MAY RESULT IN BEING PLACED IN PB "PENALTY BOX"
*ALL DECISIONS BY THE TOURNAMENT DIRECTORS ARE FINAL
THE LADDER
*LADDER
MOVEMENT SHALL BE 50%.
*PURGING OF INACTIVE
PLAYERS IS SET TO 255 DAYS.
*TOP 20 PLAYERS MAY
ISSUE A FORMAL CHALLENGE.
*TOP 10 PLAYERS SHALL
BE DROPPED IN RANK IF THEY ARE INACTIVE FOR 1 DAYS (24 hrs).
*TOP OF THE HEAP:
EVERYONE WANTS A SHOT AT #1; CONSEQUENTLY THERE SHOULD BE A LOT OF
ACTIVITY AND MOVEMENT IN THE TOP RANKS OF THE LADDER.
*REMEMBER THAT RANK
HAS PRIORITY WHEN IT COMES TO CHALLENGES. KEEPING THAT IN MIND, THE NUMBER 1
PLAYER SHOULD PLAY THE NUMBER 2 PLAYER AS OFTEN AS POSSIBLE.
*TOP PLAYERS ARE
EXPECTED TO PLAY LEAGUE GAMES TO REMAIN ACTIVE WITH ALL MEMBERS LADDER ADMIN
TEAM RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MONITOR LEAGUE GAME ACTIVITY OF THE TOP 20 IN ORDER
TO DETERMINE APPROPRIATE LADDER/LEAGUE GAME ACTIVITY.
* LEAGUE GAMES ARE TO
BE REQUESTED IN A GENERAL MANNER.. (ie: "league game anyone?").
*PLAYERS IN THE TOP 10
ARE EXPECTED TO BE AS ACTIVE AFTER THEY REACH THE TOP AS THEY WERE BEFORE. IN
OTHER WORDS, IF YOU ARE PLAYING 20 GAMES A DAY TO MAKE IT TO THE TOP TEN
AND THEN ONLY PLAY ONCE A WEEK TO HOLD YOUR RANK YOU MAY BE PENALIZED.
MEMBER CONDUCT
*GINSTARS ARE A FRIENDLY, FAMILY ORIENTED LEAGUE WHEN IT COMES TO LANGUAGE. HERE ARE SOME COMMON SENSE RULES.
*THE "F" WORD IS NOT ALLOWED
*USING THE "B" WORD DIRECTED OFFENSIVELY TOWARDS ANY PLAYER IS NOT ALLOWED.
LESS OFFENSIVE WORDS SUCH AS ASS, SHIT, DAMN ARE ALLOWED
*DON'T OVERUSE IT JUST BECAUSE IT'S THERE .
*DIRECT SEXUAL LANGUAGE OR REFERENCE TO SUCH IS NOT ALLOWED. VEILED REFERENCE AND INNUENDOS IS ALLOWABLE.
*EACH PLAYER MAY USE
ONLY 1 NAME FOR THE LEAGUE AND IT MUST BE THE SAME AS THE YAHOO ID YOU PLAN TO
PLAY WITH.
*BE RESPECTFUL AND
POLITE TO OTHER MEMBERS WHEN PLAYING BY SAYING GH, TY, GG, ETC.
*DO NOT ARGUE IN THE LOBBY OR SHOW DISRESPECT TO ANOTHER PLAYER OR STAFF, IF THERE IS A PROBLEM TAKE IT TO A TABLE, OR IM.
IF NEEDED INVITE OR NOTIFY A TD OR ADMINISTRATOR. ARGUING IN THE LOBBY CAN
LEAD TO PB OR EVEN A BAN FROM THE LEAGUE.
*GINSTARS WON'T STAND
FOR CHEATING OF ANY KIND. THIS INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, BREAKING RULES,
USING MODIFIED GAME PROGRAMS, REPORTING FALSE RESULTS, OR OTHERWISE TAMPERING
WTIH LADDER RANKINGS.
THE STAFF
*TOURNAMENT
DIRECTORS
It is the TD’s responsibility to create, advertise and administer their tournaments from beginning to end. TD's need to be available to answer any questions players may have and pass on any problem, concern or idea they can not handle to their Head TD’s. It is very important that a Tournament Director ALWAYS portray themselves in a friendly and professional manner in all forms of communication, including chat, E-mail, the Ladder forums, etc. Failure to do so will result in removal from the program.
All active TDS are expected to host at least 1 tournament every 10 days, failure
to do so can result in your removal.
*HEAD TOURNAMENT
DIRECTORS
A Head TD is responsible for keeping the TD’s on a specific Ladder organized and the tournament structure on that Ladder operating smoothly. They are an active TD on that Ladder and therefore, familiar with the other TD’s and players who participate there. They are responsible for the training of new TD’s who are added to their Ladder and have input on the addition of new TD’s to their team as well. They help solve disputes between TD’s and can also be called upon to help when a TD has a problem with a participant in one of his/her tourneys. They have the ability to take over administration of any tournament held on their Ladder when the TD isn’t able to meet their obligation. Head TD’s are responsible for communicating any problems or situations that they cannot deal with personally to the Admin and following up to make sure that a resolution is eventually found.
All active HTDS are expected to host at least 1 tournament every 10 days,
failure to do so can result in your position being lowered to TD and even
removal if further action is necessary.
*Your Relationship with your Fellow TD’s
The number one rule in your relationship with your fellow TD’s is to ALWAYS show the utmost of respect to one another. If you do have a problem with a fellow TD please try to work it out privately. If you cannot come to a resolution yourselves go to your Head TD and have them mediate for you. NEVER take your argument public!
*Whenever possible you should be willing to help out your fellow TD’s with pairing tables, assisting first time tournament players, advertising, or lending a hand as requested by them. We are a team and should always support each other. When doing this though, remember it is the other director’s tournament, NOT yours - make sure they need the help, and DO NOT step on their toes.
*What We Expect of YOU in terms of Behavior
Above all else you should try to stay polite and professional at all times. Always remember that you are representing Case’s Ladder and act accordingly. The other users will look to you as an example and role model. If you always maintain your cool and don’t let yourself get pulled into mud-slinging arguments, etc. you will earn your players’ respect over time. That respect will be the only tool you need to gain their cooperation and support 99% of the time.
*Requesting Vacation Status
If you need to request vacation status, you should notify Administration. Vacation status should ONLY be requested in cases where you will be unable to host a tournament for 21 days or more and should NEVER be used just to avoid being purged for inactivity. The following information should be included in any vacation request: Your TD name, brief reason for the request, and your expected date of return. If you do not contact Admin prior to this expected return date, you will automatically be placed back onto active status. Please note that you may not participate in any Case’s Ladder tournaments while on vacation status.
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